Senior Locally Employed Doctor in Paediatric Neurosurgery

Applications are invited for the above posts for a period of 12 months to support the Paediatric Neurosurgery services at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.Royal Manchester Children's Hospital is one of the largest paediatric neurosurgical units in the UK. Not only do we provide specialist neurosurgical care for children from the Northwest of England, we also have patients from other parts of the UK and abroad.Currently there are six Paediatric Neurosurgery Consultants, four middle grade staff including Specialty Doctors/Clinical Fellows (including this post). There is also five advanced care practitioners and two specialist nurses supporting the team.

The main purpose of this role would be to provide a clinical service in Paediatric Neurosurgery including elective clinics, elective lists, ward supervision and on call duties.You should have a minimum of four years full-time postgraduate training (or equivalent gained on part-time or flexible basis), at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in neurosurgery or as a fixed term specialty trainee in neurosurgery. At least two years should have been spent in a post involving paediatric neurosurgical work. A post-graduate qualification relevant to Neurosurgery is essential. The post conforms to nationally agreed terms and conditions.

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